Shadow Holy Tiger

The outermost outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

This was the very edge of the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

Nearly all Soul Beasts of any higher level had been killed off.

Only a few herbivorous Soul Beasts less than ten years old remained, guarding a small hill and living a peaceful, isolated life.

But one day, a black humanoid Soul Beast intruded upon their world.

That humanoid Soul Beast used absolute, overbearing strength to subdue all the little Soul Beasts on the hill, becoming the hill's one and only boss.

"Shadow Rasengan!"

In a mountain valley the size of a soccer field, Zhu Zhuqing condensed two small purplish-black spheres in each hand.

Purple energy lingered around the spheres' edges. The seemingly calm spheres were hurled out the next instant.

The two spheres flew one after the other toward a massive boulder.

Bang! Bang!

Two explosions rang out.

Once the smoke and dust dispersed, the boulder was covered in craters.

A crack had also appeared across its surface.

"Phew, I finally succeeded!"

Wiping away the sweat on her face from exhaustion, Zhu Zhuqing finally smiled.

Though this Soul Skill looked simple, it had taken her a full three days to create it.

But now, it seemed that everything had been worth it. This Soul Skill's effect was truly quite good!

Moreover, its power could increase along with her Soul Power Level.

So this was very nice!

After arriving at this little hill, Zhu Zhuqing spent a day subduing the entire hill and becoming its boss!

Then, after setting up the Mimicry Cultivation Resources from her Storage Soul Tool inside a cave, her free cultivation life officially began!

Because her legs and feet were inconvenient, she had not chosen to practice the Technique of Running Anywhere.

Instead, she began practicing long-range attack skills.

As an essential choice for transmigrators and the most reliably powerful option, she chose the Rasengan.

Although she knew all sorts of principles behind it, it had still taken her three days to make it work.

"Phew!

I can't do this anymore, I'm exhausted!"

Zhu Zhuqing plopped down onto the ground.

Though she was tired, the feeling of growing stronger every moment was truly wonderful!

She felt that, with her current strength, she should be invincible among Hundred-Year Soul Beasts.

But facing a thousand-year one would probably be somewhat difficult!

No, I'm still not invincible enough. I have to keep working hard!

After lying down for a while, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to think of something and abruptly climbed back up, sitting cross-legged to recover her Soul Power.

At her Cultivation Speed, she could break through to Level 20 in two months at most.

And at that time, she would need to hunt a Soul Ring herself. The Soul Ring she needed would be considered top-tier even among all Soul Beasts.

So even with her current strength, she had to be careful.

Moreover, the Star Dou Great Forest was extremely dangerous. If she did not master a killing move, she would not even feel at ease sleeping.

After being out for nearly a month, she had discovered a problem.

Although she could cultivate freely after leaving home, she had also gained far more chores.

She had to wash her own clothes, cook her own meals, and there were many more things besides. All those miscellaneous tasks combined completely crushed any thought she had of freeing up time for cultivation.

But at least she was free!

Life was precious, love was dearer, but for freedom's sake, both could be cast aside!

So although she had more chores and was a little more tired, she was very happy, because she could also use those chores to practice her body techniques!

Just like that, another month passed!

Zhu Zhuqing had already renovated the original mountain valley.

She had also buried a massive Plum Blossom Array in the center.

Countless sandbags hung overhead as well, meant to train Zhu Zhuqing's agility.

But Zhu Zhuqing had not activated the Sandbag Array yet.

After all, she had not even mastered the Plum Blossom Array.

After stumbling through another day's run across the Plum Blossom Array, Zhu Zhuqing began gathering Soul Power.

Her slightly lowered eyes slowly opened.

Two streams of Soul Power, one black and one white, surged out from her body.

Her hands slowly spread apart, forming the posture of holding a ball.

As Zhu Zhuqing moved, the two streams of Soul Power that had originally repelled each other began to merge.

After learning about her Martial Souls, Zhu Zhuqing had begun wondering whether she could perform a Self Martial Soul Fusion Technique like Wusi Duo in Soul Land 3.

She knew how powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skills were.

According to the Zhu Family's records, ordinary Martial Soul Fusion Skills could generally allow their users to unleash power exceeding a Major Realm.

Top-tier ones could exceed two Major Realms!

The Martial Soul Fusion Skill of the Zhu Family and the Dai Family belonged to the top-tier category.

It could allow its users to unleash power surpassing two Major Realms.

Its effect was nothing short of terrifying.

And with the quality of her Martial Souls, if they fused, it would at least surpass the top-tier level.

However, the extremity of their attributes made Zhu Zhuqing's fusion exceptionally difficult.

It would have been easier if two people were controlling them, but Zhu Zhuqing possessed twin Martial Souls in one body.

Her first attempt at fusion had nearly killed her from the conflict!

But later, Zhu Zhuqing thought of using Tai Chi to encourage the two Martial Souls to cooperate before eventually fusing.

At first, they still clashed as before, but gradually, they began to feel somewhat compatible!

Only today did Zhu Zhuqing feel that the barrier between her Martial Souls had completely vanished.

Unlike others, who could only use one Martial Soul at a time—

Her powerful Spiritual Power and physique meant that bearing two Martial Souls at once was not a problem at all.

"Self Martial Soul Fusion Technique!"

Zhu Zhuqing shifted her feet slightly, while the Tai Chi in her hands grew increasingly refined.

Her Tai Chi had originally been nothing more than something middle-aged women practiced for exercise in public squares in her previous life.

But after more than a month of adjustment and training, she had gradually created a Tai Chi style that belonged to her alone.

She named it Zhuqing's Tai Chi!

As Zhu Zhuqing's Tai Chi grew increasingly refined, a small illusory Tai Chi symbol appeared beneath her feet.

"Transformation...

Fusion!"

Zhu Zhuqing's gaze suddenly became incomparably resolute. With a soft shout, two beastly roars came from behind her.

Awoo!

Meow!

The two adorable beasts appeared behind Zhu Zhuqing. After raising their heads and letting out a long roar, they pounced toward her.

Once the Nether Shadow Spirit Cat stopped concealing its strangeness, it gained an intermittently appearing and disappearing quality. A thin black mist constantly enveloped its body.

Its four little paws remained hidden in the darkness, making it seem like a kitten without paws.

As for the Holy Light White Tiger, there was even less to say.

A pair of large wings fluttered behind it, while its entire body radiated the aura of the Light Attribute.

She had tested them before. The Nether Shadow Spirit Cat primarily possessed the Dark Attribute, with secondary space, water, and poison attributes.

The Holy Light White Tiger primarily possessed the Light Attribute, with secondary fire, lightning, and wind attributes.

Although their main attributes had not reached the Ultimate Attribute, they could already suppress Soul Beasts with the same attributes that had broken through to higher levels.

"Martial Soul Fusion, Shadow Holy Tiger!"

Roar!

A silent yet domineering roar echoed out. Where Zhu Zhuqing had been standing, there was no longer any sign of her.

Only a gigantic tiger, two meters tall and four meters long, remained there, roaring toward the sky.